Cat has licked our food, would you eat it?

triticale

This thread has made me chuckle - some great anecdotes.

Back when I had cats they were always nicking food. They were adults when we got them from the CPL, so there was no way they were going to learn not to walk on surfaces etc.

A few of the most memorable events:

I baked a pack of 6 chicken breasts, served 2 and left the rest (wrapped in foil) to cool. Came back to an empty baking tray and the cats licking their lips in the corner next to a few scraps of licked foil.

I put some lamb chops on the eye level gas grill, left kitchen for 1 min came back to find cat had hooked a chop from under the grill and was preparing to tuck in. No idea how his paw wasn't singed.

On numerous occasions, came down on a morning to find the fridge door wide open, most meat/dairy eaten and everything else spoiled. The little s*ds had worked out how to hook a claw into the fridge seal and eventually get it open so they could help themselves all night. Tried shutting them out of the kitchen, they just worked out how to open the kitchen door too. Got a childproof fridge lock in the end.

Not human food, but once bought them a big bag of that IAMS posh dried food, complete with secure storage tin. One night they pushed the tin off the worktop, breaking the lid hinge, and emptied the whole thing.

Greedy, pesky things, but I do miss them, if only for the funny stories! :A

Oh, and I would so eat the lamb. Some very squeamish people on here - if you're eating dead animals anyway, then a little bit of cat spittle is hardly cause for concern! I'd be more concerned about whether the butcher/meat packer washed their hands properly after going to the loo... :rotfl:

Aless

Wow, Menolly and Sammy Dee I am amazed you have four Maine Coon cats, they are huge!

I have a big boy cat that bullies my little girl cat (both Birmans) and I threaten the boy cat that we are going to buy a Maine Coon so he knows what it feels like to have someone bigger than you bully you. He is also so fussy that he refuses to eat human food and most cat food so I am amazed at these stories of cats stealing food in such a determined way.

nickyhutch

Our cats brought a whole cooked chicken in through our cat flap once - still don't know where it came from!

bluebag

Was just watching the Eden channel last night, them folks on there are driving miles in Cambodia to eat humongous, massive, fat hairy legged, deep fried tarantula!!!!

Cor , what's a bit of cat spit??

Hellyboo

valk_scot wrote: »

I used to eat live earthworms from my dad's veggie patch when I was little, apparently. Raw earthworm stuffed with well rotted manure, nom.

Me too I had my own patch of mud in my Granddad's garden, but I used to eat all the seeds I'd planted before they had a chance to grow. There's a picture of me wearing nothing but a sun hat aged about 2 with mud all around my mouth

Gloomendoom

My cat never seemed to be interested in eating cat food so I just gave him a bit of what I prepared for me.

He'd eat virtually anything except vegetables... apart from chips. He loved those.

I had visitors once and left a plate full of chocolate muffins on the kitchen counter. I went to get them and the little b*gger had taken a bite out of every single one of them. None of my guests noticed and, as far as I know, none died after eating the muffins.

lil_me

If you live with animals that have hair, you've no doubt breathed a few in, probably some with poop on them.... Just eat it

Rachel021967

I would of done the same thing - cooked and eaten it. Our cats particular favourite is ham. Would do anything for ham.

Elliesmum

I'm an eating vote here. Having a Springer Spaniel who is very crafty...

EM

Rosanna79

This thread is hilarious. also enjoyed the anecdotes...
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Dogs have owners. Cats have staff! Two, a brother and sister moved in with us before we moved to my home town up north from East London.

Generally speaking it was God help them if they climbed on kitchen tops. Certainly when we were around I only had to speak sternly to the boy cat and he would freeze until told to go back to his bed.

One night however, after a roast chicken meal, we saw our friend off at the front door. On our return the boy cat was licking his lips and the chicken remains for which I had meal plans was on the floor.

I love animals but could not possibly eat it, nor could himself so I'm sorry to say that the two moggies ate rather well for the next day or so!!!.. after a good telling off. I couldn't bin it but at least they're eating it didn't feel so wasteful!!!

Sadly my boy cat died last year but the girl cat appears to think she is a person not a !!!!!cat. Has developed a taste for yoghurt, ice cream and porridge of all things.. OH gives her a small taste of stuff on her own bowl. I've said it's bad for her but what do I know she's OH's cat....! I'm just her staff!